Samsung ET-WV525BWEGUS SmartThings Wi-Fi Mesh Router, White

LOVE THIS! Always wanted a smart hub but never bought one. Also wanted a WiFi mesh network & router to combat my crappy WiFi signal to certain devices & areas of my house/outside. This works great & made a night & day difference! Also now I finally have a smart hub!! I can now buy zwave/zigbee devices & im super excited. Great product to kill to birds with one stone! I only purchased the 1 device package for $117, that is said to cover 1500 sq ft & since my house is only 1850 sq ft. It fixed all my issues & WiFi problems with the ONE hub, I didn’t even need all 3! Easy set up/install - follow SmartThings Connect app instructions exactly. Fast delivery & it’s a good quality product material wise. Great price! The SmartThings 3rd generation smart hub is currently at $60-$70 on Amazon as is keep in mind. Highly recommend. 5 STARS!

I’ve had this hub for a while now and it does exactly what I want it to do. I decided to buy my dad a GE switch for Christmas and got him the wink hub instead because at the time this was sold out. I then learned that the wink charges $5 a month just for access to use their hub which is comparable to this. On top of that I couldn’t get it to work and am still waiting till this day for them to get back to me about how to get it to work. I ended up returning it and buying this again for my dad and it works perfectly. No hassle. No hidden charges. It does what it’s supposed to and Samsung actually gets back to you when you reach out with any issue.I have all of my Samsung TVs, 5 GE Zwave switches, and two GE zwave outlets hooked up to this and I’ve never had any major issues with it. I’m glad I was able to return the wink and get this for my dad. I don’t have to be embarrassed that I accidentally bought him an inferior piece of garbage for his gift any longer.

I love the tech of this system. The biggest problem is that it is a mash up of previous Samsung systems. Again, the tech is good, but the support is problematic. If I search for issues I usually end up with a solution to a previous iteration. While the solutions are similar this new product should have its own distinct support. Its great in that it covers my 4 story house well, but with problems. Most of them having to do with fine details of networking. Most items on your network these days get a network address using DHCP, meaning they are assigned one by the router, but that may be assigned different numbers for various reasons. If you have assigned static IP addresses, from my experience those wont work, so they need to be changed to DHCP. Some devices (IP cameras) I am still having problems with after having changed them to DHCP. They tend to drop off of the network. I have not done all of the homework yet, but I think some devices have a problem with APs sharing SSIDs.The other issue is that there are sensor vendors claiming they work with SmartThings but maybe not this product. I have tried several sensors that won't pair. I have also tried several that pair but disconnect. Smartthings list products that are compatable, such at NEO sensors. Not all NEO sensors are compatible. Nor are all Iris. I think once I understand the sytem more and get it set up it will be great.I get that most professional Security companies would be reluctant to support a system that they did not set up. However, I'm hoping that at some point there can be a 24 x 7 response option. There is the SmartThings ADT hub, but it requires specific sensors that do not have a great reputation.More Later.

My home is a very old stone based 3 story 3500+ square foot ,and this exceeded my expectations. I'm slowly getting into the smart home world. I have 2 of these hubs and was able to fix the poor signal to my ring doorbell units, my electronic locks and to my cameras. My wifi signal has improved to full bars in my attic and also in the very back of my yard where I plan to add more cameras and things I almost have full wifi signal. Best money spent I'm glad I thoroughly read others reviews and took there advice. Cured all the problems I was having. Works great with the Samsung Smartthings app as well.

I though I was upgrading from the Veralite I was using for the past 4 years. Improvements I was looking for were a better interface, Wi-Fi connection, and interface with Fire HD 10. The app is slightly more user friendly but not worth the hassles that come with it. The Wi-Fi connection would not work and so I had to connect via ethernet to make it work. The connection requires a third party app Plume which is extremely awkward. The range is ridiculous. I was not able to connect to devices that were previously connected to Veralite due to the shorten range.

I just moved to a new place and was looking for a router and smart home hub products.After reading several reviews and comparing with other products, I have decided to try Smarthings wifi mesh.It has been about 10 days since I started to use this product, and so far experience has been amazing.Installation process is so simple and easy. All I needed to do was install smarthings app and follow the instructions.I love the smart home device connectivity features. I have Schlarge door lock and adding it on smarthings was super simple as well. Now I can control the door lock from remote.Also the wifi coverage area is very good. Previously I've been using Apple router, so I can only compare to that.This definitely have much better coverage, bigger signal strength and faster speed.Previously our master bedroom was getting about half the signal, but now we are getting full signal and the download speed is definitely much faster than before.I highly recommend this router.

The wifi extender function works great. I have almost full house coverage on only 1 unit for 3000 sq.ft 2 floor house. But the smart things hub is another story. It did not connect to my schlage connect lock or the GE z wave outdoor plug. I went to Best Buy and bought the Smart Thing hub and the above devices connected easily. So this wifi plus smart thing hub is just a wifi extender now. Also the wifi hub has no function to deregister z wave. It took a lot of frustration to find this out.